Saratoga county man overdoses at the wheel, revived and arrested

ROTTERDAM >> State Police in Schenectady county said a Saratoga county man was treated for a drug overdose, after he was found slumped behind the wheel of a tractor trailer he was driving.

Police said on Wednesday, they responded to a tractor trailer accident on I-890 in Rotterdam. Police observed two civilians performing CPR in the center median on Warren J. Daniels Jr., 34, of Rock City Falls. Rotterdam EMS responded and continued to perform medical treatment, including a dosage of Narcan, a drug used to treat narcotic overdoses.

Police said immediately regained consciousness and was transported to Ellis Hospital for continued care and observation.

Preliminary investigation at the scene indicates he was under the influence of a narcotic drug while operating his 2012 Mack tractor trailer westbound on I-890. As a result of his impairment, he lost consciousness and drove off the roadway three times striking and causing damage to approximately 1,800 feet of the center median guide rails.

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During the inventory of the tractor, a set of metal knuckles and drug paraphernalia were found inside the cab of the tractor.

Daniels was charged third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal mischief, recklessly damaging property in the second-degree and driving while under the influence of drugs. He was also charged with numerous commercial and numerous vehicle traffic and transportation offenses.

He was arraigned in Rotterdam Town Court and was remanded to the Schenectady County Jail with no bail to reappear on August 6 at 4:00 p.m.